133.3 composite · lower is better
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Bernard Thompson
Bernard Thompson advanced stats and career rankings
127.6 average league finish
-63 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Bernard Thompson ranks #2258 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #196.0. His full-career value ranks #4298, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity. Explore Bernard Thompson's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Bernard Thompson ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite133.3
Equal average of Best 3, Prime 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 133.3
- Qualified seasons
- 3
- All-time rank
- #2258
Strongest seasons
Every season
Bernard Thompson advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 26 | 23 | 222 | -6.79 | — | — | -22.5 | — | Limited |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 25 | 37 | 566 | -2.08 | 27.6 | #182 | -1.0 | 29th | Established |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 24 | 24 | 331 | -6.13 | — | — | -29.1 | — | Limited |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 23 | 61 | 1,281 | -1.72 | 29.9 | #179 | 7.9 | 31st | Strong |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 22 | 59 | 535 | -3.61 | 10.7 | #227 | -18.6 | 19th | Established |
Career movement
Bernard Thompson's career impact by season
Peak -1.72 in 1985–86 · 5 seasons · 2,935 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
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Career comparison
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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